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by vHoff
Mon Oct 10, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?
Replies: 6
Views: 1575

Re: Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?

What front sight are you using? And I assume it is with a bloop tube?
by vHoff
Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?
Replies: 6
Views: 1575

Re: Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?

Damn. That was what I was worried about.
by vHoff
Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:35 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?
Replies: 6
Views: 1575

Are Palma sights suitable for smallbore competition?

Hello, I'm thinking of starting shooting Palma and putting together a build. However, I was wondering whether or not during the winter months when I can't shoot outside, I can put my sight set on a smallbore rifle for prone indoor competition. For those of you who have experience in both disciplines...
by vHoff
Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:24 am
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Ultradot Matchdot in the UK
Replies: 2
Views: 964

Ultradot Matchdot in the UK

I'm currently based in the UK and am looking for an Ultradot Matchdot. Does anybody know of any sellers for the UK? Most places don't seem to export from the US, which I assume has to do with arms export controls.
by vHoff
Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:52 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Training prone rifle with an air rifle?
Replies: 2
Views: 696

Training prone rifle with an air rifle?

I've been pistol shooting for a while and want to get into prone rifle as well. The shooting club I want to join is a bit far away, though, and I don't have my own .22. I do have a SCATT from pistol shooting, though, and was wondering whether it would be worth it to train prone rifle with an air rif...
by vHoff
Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:37 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Weight training program and pistol shooting
Replies: 5
Views: 4180

Thanks for the information. The article on target shooting canada is quite helpful. I will certainly include it in my workout regimen. Perhaps I will just have to accept a certain measure of inherent inaccuracy due to my training and then refine it when I stop working out in the weeks leading up to ...
by vHoff
Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:44 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Weight training program and pistol shooting
Replies: 5
Views: 4180

Weight training program and pistol shooting

I'm wondering if anybody has any experience on how to manage pistol shooting practice while also doing a weight training regimen. For reasons unrelated to shooting, I'm working on a strength circuit that has me in the gym lifting 3-4x a week (squads, presses, lifts, etc.) Previously when I have trie...
by vHoff
Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:29 am
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: College grad with questions
Replies: 10
Views: 3831

Thank you for all of your advice. It seems that I will try to go down the dedicated .22 road, probably as a 1911 with the Marvel conversion. The significant problem, though, is that I live in MA so a lot of the good 1911s are not legal. Specifically, the ones that are allowed are: Rock Island Reming...
by vHoff
Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:43 am
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: College grad with questions
Replies: 10
Views: 3831

College grad with questions

Hi everyone, I've shot throughout college and so I have experience with 10m AP, 50m FP, and the 25m standard pistol events. I'll be graduating, though, and want to get into NRA bullseye since I think it'll be the most common competition I'll run across. My main limitations, though, are that I'll be ...
by vHoff
Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:14 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Pardini pistol availability in MA?
Replies: 12
Views: 4819

Oh ffs are you kidding me?

Great. So is the only chance to buy used in MA? Are there any around for sale?
by vHoff
Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:44 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Pardini pistol availability in MA?
Replies: 12
Views: 4819

Pardini pistol availability in MA?

I'm interested in getting a pardini .22 pistol, but realize that it's a bit more complicated since I live (fortunately not for much longer) in MA. I read a post by Greg Derr, who I hear is the exclusive MA dealer for Pardini pistols, that all 11 models of Pardini's guns were now approved for sale in...
by vHoff
Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:51 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Shots grouping consistently to the left
Replies: 18
Views: 4457

Thank you all. I am practicing later tonight and will definitely work with the sights as well as the trigger. The trigger issue is a bit new to me. Just to make sure I have the issue correct, by having the trigger too far forward, when the shot breaks, my finger is exerting pressure to the left beca...
by vHoff
Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:11 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Shots grouping consistently to the left
Replies: 18
Views: 4457

Shots grouping consistently to the left

For the past few months, I've been struggling with an issue in 10m air pistol where my shots will consistently group to the left. This is true, even when I adjust my sights. I am a bit stumped about what is going on, since I have tried multiple solutions and they do not seem to be working. Initially...
by vHoff
Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: How to recognize Morini 162EI?
Replies: 8
Views: 2849

How to recognize Morini 162EI?

Hi all, I'm trying to buy an air pistol from a deal who knows little about air guns. I am going to try to inspect it but he says that it is a Morini with 2 air cylinders and an electronic cylinder. Am I correct in assuming it is a CM 162EI? Is there an older version of the Morini I might need to wat...
by vHoff
Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:34 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Toz 35 grip modification question
Replies: 1
Views: 864

Toz 35 grip modification question

I finally have a chance to modify my grip. I'm planning to use a dremel and some wood putty to make it a better fit than it is now. I was wondering: is there a way to modify the grip off of the gun (especially the sanding) and then put it back on without having to separate the two halves. I suspect ...
by vHoff
Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Practicing FP and AP at a range?
Replies: 15
Views: 3436

Practicing FP and AP at a range?

I'm dealing with a problem that I was hoping more knowledgeable members might be able to help me with. I live in a single room in an apartment and there really isn't enough space for me to set up a range so I am a member at an indoor shooting range in the next town over. I shoot air pistol there and...
by vHoff
Thu May 31, 2012 1:35 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Following scores online
Replies: 2
Views: 1063

Following scores online

Is there a website which will be showing the scores in realtime from the smallbore trials?
by vHoff
Wed May 30, 2012 10:44 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Rink grips
Replies: 3
Views: 1640

Just be aware, too, that you still might need to do some adjusting. It may be significantly less than for a stock, generic grip, but just because it's Rink doesn't mean it's "perfect". I see grip modification at least as an advantage. It's highly unlikely that any grip that's made by anyon...
by vHoff
Tue May 29, 2012 7:13 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: How eye focus works for pistol shooters
Replies: 27
Views: 25632

Art, This is really interesting but for me in a different sense. I have an astigmatism in my eye so already the focusing ability of my eye is different for horizontal vs. vertical axes. How do you think your rectangular apertures might affect this situation? Is there a way I could try them? Do I nee...
by vHoff
Mon May 21, 2012 4:43 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: FWB 300 as starter air rifle?
Replies: 2
Views: 1285

FWB 300 as starter air rifle?

I'm not very familiar with rifle shooting (air pistol shooter, mostly), but would like to start. I see FWB 300 and 300s models advertised selling for <$500 and was wondering whether it was an appropriate starter. What are the differences between the 300 and 300s. Also, what kind of upper limit to sc...